ashlar

== English == === Alternative forms === ashler === Etymology === From Middle English assheler, acheler, etc., from forms of Old French esselier (“wooden support, traverse beam”), from Medieval Latin ascelāris and assellāris (equivalent to a diminutive of early forms of ais (“plank”)), variant of *axillāris (attested only after the Renaissance), from Latin axilla (“little plank”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”), from axis (“axle, plank”) + -illa (“-ella: forming diminutives”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæʃlə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæʃlɚ/ === Noun === ashlar (countable and uncountable, plural ashlars) (architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring. (architecture) Stone hewn and finished to create such masonry, either completely or as a facade over an earthen or rubble core. (military, historical) A stone intended for hurling by means of a catapult or similar device. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Rahals, lahars, Sharla